Sticking cuttings

 

I have a plastic tub on a 20W heating mat. I had to fiddle around to get it near 80F, which is optimal for callous formation in many plant species.

 

Sticking some cuttings.

I am trying the modified "fig pop" method. Most of the cuttings are figs with a few plums just for giggles.

The bases of the cuttings are re-cut and I vertically score the bottom of the cuttings for about 3/4". Then I dip them in diluted Dip-n-Gro rooting hormone.

2 cuttings of Florea 1950 GDD SOURCE

3 Rondo de Bordeaux (supposedly a difficult fig to root) 1900 GDD

8 Mt Etna type cuttings 2070 GDD

12 Alma cuttings 2700 GDD (not sure what I am going to do with these. Roots are supposedly more resistant to nematodes than many other varieties.)

8 AU Rosa plums